The border conflict between Sudan and South Sudan that broke out on March 26, 2012, was caused by difficulties in establishing the border during the declaration of independence of South Sudan, which gained sovereignty during the long armed struggle against northerners and the intervention of the international community.
| Border Conflict between Sudan and South Sudan | |||
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| date of | March 26 - September 26, 2012 | ||
| A place | border provinces of Sudan and South Sudan | ||
| Cause | territorial dispute over control of the city of Heglig . | ||
| Total | Sudan Actual Victory [1] | ||
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Content
- 1 Causes of Conflict
- 2 Conflict
- 3 Results of the conflict
- 4 See also
- 5 notes
- 6 Literature
- 7 References
Causes of Conflict
The conflict is based on long-standing interethnic discord between the Arabic-speaking Islamic North and the Christian - animistic tribes of the South. The conflict is compounded by the presence of significant hydrocarbon reserves in the disputed border provinces of Abyei , Wahda and Southern Kordofan .
Conflict
The conflict takes the form of periodic attacks by mobile groups of warring parties on enemy territory without establishing a front line. Sudan conducted aerial bombardments of South Sudanese positions several times. The oil-producing infrastructure of the region is largely destroyed, which enhances the economic disadvantage of both countries. On March 26, 2012, clashes occurred between the army of South Sudan and the army of Sudan. Representatives of the army of South Sudan said that the neighboring state air forces made an air raid on the city of Jau and other disputed areas. In Sudan, they confirmed the conflict, but did not specify who provoked it [13] .
On April 10, 2012, the South Sudanese army captured the city of Heglig , which houses a significant part of Sudan’s oil infrastructure ( Heglig field , part of the Greater Heglig ). South Sudan explained the seizure of the city by the need to prevent attacks from the Sudan. In response, Sudan announced a general mobilization and promised to do everything possible to recapture the city.
Conflict Summary
The head of the Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF), Aronda Nyakayrima, said Uganda would support South Sudan if war broke out between him and Sudan.
The Sudanese Parliament passed a statement on April 16, 2012, in which neighboring South Sudan was called an enemy state.
On April 22, 2012, South Sudan completed the withdrawal of its troops from Heglig and criticized the actions of Sudan, which did not stop striking at residential areas all the time that the South Sudanese troops were in the city. Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir said on April 23, 2012 in the city of Heglig: "We are not going to speak with the government of South Sudan, because they understand only the language of machine guns and cartridges." [14] .
About 1.2 thousand citizens of South Sudan died as a result of a military conflict with neighboring Sudan over the Heglig region (statement by Kamal Maruf, commander of the South Sudanese army, April 23, 2012).
See also
- Conflict in Southern Kordofan (2011)
Notes
- ↑ According to the site "Details"
- ↑ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/toierrorfound.cms?url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/Nearly-100-Sudanese-soldiers-hurt-in-recent-clashes -with-South-Sudan / articleshow / 12669272.cms
- ↑ Sudanese jets attack oil pipeline - Al Jazeera English
- ↑ 1 2 Heavy Casualties in Sudan Oil-Field Battle - WSJ
- ↑ 1 2 Sudan and the South 'open new front' in border clash - BBC News
- ↑ South Sudan troops withdraw from oil area after clashes | Top News | Reuters
- ↑ 1 2 UPDATE 4-Sudan vows swift response to south's oil field grab | Reuters
- ↑ Archived copy . Date of treatment April 17, 2012. Archived April 3, 2012.
- ↑ Archived copy (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment June 30, 2016. Archived on April 17, 2012.
- ↑ Hindustan Times - Archive News
- ↑ MPs in Khartoum brand South Sudan 'enemy' state - BBC News
- ↑ South Sudan president cuts short trip to China amid dispute with Sudan - CNN.com
- ↑ On the border of Sudan and South Sudan, clashes occurred between the armed forces of the two countries . Date of treatment March 26, 2012. Archived on August 14, 2012.
- ↑ Sudanese president refused to put up with southerners
Literature
- Daase, Cindy. International Arbitration: A New Mechanism to Settle Intra-State Territorial Disputes between States and Secessionist Movements? The Divorce of Sudan and South Sudan and the Abyei Question // Osgoode CLPE Research Paper No. 28/2011: journal. - 2011.
- Okumu, Wafula. Resources and border disputes in Eastern Africa (English) // Journal of Eastern African Studies : journal. - 2010 .-- Vol. 4 , no. 2 . - P. 279-297 . - DOI : 10.1080 / 17531055.2010.487338 .
- Pantuliano, Sara. Oil, land and conflict: the decline of Misseriyya pastoralism in Sudan (English) // Review of African Political Economy : journal. - 2010 .-- Vol. 37 , no. 123 . - P. 7-23 . - DOI : 10.1080 / 03056241003637847 .